Double chapter today! Nine and ten are posted. I really like what happens in the chapters so much. I hope you do too! Let me know what you think.

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It didn't take Caroline to long to get comfortable on Klaus's bed and begin her homework. She had notebooks, textbooks and paper spread out around her. Every so often she would glance surreptitiously over at Klaus. He was so obviously bored. Poor hybrid.

A couple times he picked up her books and would flip through them. Then he started looking over her shoulder while she wrote notes. Which turned to him brushing kisses down the sides of her neck and shoulders. Caroline swatted him away though and he backed off in a huff. She had to laugh. He could be such a child sometimes; the way he would pout when he didn't get his way.

"I meant it when I said I was going to study," Caroline chided, " you don't have to stay here and watch me."

"I like watching you," Klaus replied from his place on the easy chair, "I like sitting here and thinking about all of the things I'm going to do to you when you are finished." A wicked grin spread across his face.

"Stop it."

"Would you like me to tell you about them?"

"No!" Caroline screeched. She shook her head at the hybrid's words, smiling to herself. "You're awful."

"Yes, but you love it." His low English cadence sent chills through her. Even from across the room he had a seductive effect on her.

He didn't have to be touching her. It was in his predatory walk, the way his shoulders moved under his shirt with each step. The way he spoke and how every word sounded like a dark melody. It was also in that damned sexy smirk he always had painted across his face. He could be saying something completely evil and it was still incredibly sexy. Caroline found herself reading the same paragraph of her book over and over again, trying to shift her thoughts from Klaus. It was proving to be a pretty impossible task.

Klaus was still watching her, smiling. He knew that her thoughts were less on her school work now and more so on…other things. His phone began to chime from his pocket. Klaus retrieved it and held it up to his ear.

"Hello," he replied, the obvious glee he had felt at messing with Caroline slipping into his normally stoic voice.

"My, my don't we sound happy today," the voice on the other end greeted him.

"Stefan." Klaus snarled into the phone. Damn it! He hadn't bothered to check the caller ID before answering.

Caroline's head snapped up from her work at the mention of Stefan's name. Her eyes followed Klaus as he shot up from his seat and began pacing slowly around the room in frustration.

"Klaus I have someone here who wants to speak with you." Klaus held his breath waiting for the other voice. Had Stefan awakened one of his other family members? Elijah? Finn?

"Hello Nik," it was Rebecca.

"Rebecca, darling, what are you doing?"

"Nik I can't forgive you for what you've done. You killed our mother and lied to me about it for years," her voice was calm but shaky, "I followed you and ran with you for hundreds of years because I believed your lies."

"Rebecca, you don't understand—"

"No you don't understand. Mikael may have turned me into a monster, but you took away my life and everything I cared about. You're the one who is going to pay." Her tone was final. Determined.

"Rebecca do you really think that you will be able to kill me?" Klaus was mocking her. He knew he was stronger than his sister. She would never be able to overtake him.

"Death isn't the only form of revenge dear brother. You always forget that. I'm sure that with our heads together, Stefan and I can come up with something much more lasting."

With that she hung up on him. Klaus slammed the phone down on the table next to him. He stood there for a moment glaring into space, his jaw tight and his eyebrows pinched together in anger.

Caroline still watched him from her perch on the bed, confused about why Stefan was calling him. Was it the first time Klaus had talked to him since he had disappeared? Klaus didn't sound all that surprised by hearing from him. Then again, he always claimed that not much surprised him after being alive for so long. She thought back to her conversation with Stefan the other day. He had asked her to watch him. To let him know if he made any moves. Clearly, Stefan had something on him. And Rebecca? Threatening to kill him? Yep, Caroline was more confused than ever.

Suddenly Klaus grabbed a vase off of the table and hurled into the fireplace with a fierce growl. Caroline flinched. He threw himself back in the chair and dragged his hands across his face. Caroline slipped down from her spot on the bed and tentatively walked towards him.

"Klaus, what's going on?" She asked softly. She wasn't sure if he would trust her enough yet to tell her and she didn't want to upset him anymore. He sat forward and leaned his elbows onto his knees, not meeting her eye. She tried again. "Klaus is this the first time you've heard from Stefan?"

"No," he replied still not making eye contact, "we've been in contact for quite some time. And now it looks like he has my dear sister on his side."

Caroline walked forward and knelt down in front of him. She tried to dip her head low enough so that he would look at her.

"What do you mean 'his side'? Klaus," she cupped his face with her hands and forced his eyes on her, "Talk to me. You can tell me what's going on."

Klaus looked into her eyes, felt the warmth of her hands on his cheeks. Already he could feel his frustration seeping out of him. His impulsive desire to go and rip Stefan to shreds was disappearing bit by bit thanks to Caroline's touch.

"He stole my family. He took them and blackmailed me into staying in Mystic Falls and keeping an eye on all of you. Making sure that no one, including myself, harmed anyone."

Caroline blinked at him. "So that's the reason you've been here. Not just Elena. You're protecting us all."

"Don't get sentimental on me Caroline," Klaus snapped, "I'm not here by choice. Only biding my time until my hybrids find the stupid Salvatore brother and I can wrap my hands around his throat and tear him apart."

Caroline's hands dropped from his face and she frowned at him. "Why do you have to be like that?"

"Like what darling. You know me. Cold blooded killer."

She shook her head, "That's not what I meant. 'Caroline don't get sentimental'. I wasn't getting sentimental. I always knew there had to be some other selfish reason keeping you in Mystic Falls. Clearly you would never help us by choice."

Caroline looked away from him and sat back on her heels. She finally admitted to herself that she had secretly hoped that maybe she was the reason he had stayed all along. Maybe he had been attracted to her long before everything had started to happen with them. But no that was a silly, far-fetched teenage fantasy.

She looked back up at Klaus, who was still obviously seething. His eyes were transfixed on the broken pieces of glass in the fireplace. Her mouth twisted in thought as she watched him. He wasn't a knight in shining armor. He wasn't always the most moral or selfless person. He would never change into someone like Matt or Tyler who would always do the right thing. She could see that now. And yet she found that she was still falling for him anyway.

Klaus wasn't a man of words; he was a man of action. So she acted. Slowly, she rose up on her knees again and took his face into her hands. He turned his gaze back on her, as she looked deep into his eyes. Then she kissed him. With all the love she was beginning to feel inside of her. To let him know that maybe he wasn't what she imagined, but he was better than that. For some reason, he had captured her heart and she would never be able to get it back.

Klaus surrendered some of his anger, sliding his arms around her and squeezing her tightly. Her lips delivered slow, deep kisses that he could feel all over his body. She separated her mouth from his and stood out of his embrace. He watched her as she removed her clothes, slowly peeling back the layers of her sweater, shirt, and jeans until she stood there only in her underwear. She stepped forward and straddled his lap, sliding her arms around his neck and looking once again into his eyes.

"I thought you had to study," Klaus teased. She gave him a slow shake of her head, a seductive half grin on her lips.

"Didn't you mention something about the things you wanted to do to me?"

Klaus felt himself harden even more at her words and he gave a low, appreciative growl. Quicker than a flash, Klaus picked Caroline up; her legs wrapped around his waist, and had her pinned against the opposite wall. She gasped in surprise. His mouth was on her throat, sucking and teasing her creamy skin. Klaus's fingers dug into her backside as he held her tightly between the wall and his body. Caroline grasped at his shoulders, his fierce kisses burning her with desire.

Again with supernatural speed Klaus dropped her legs and pinned her arms above her head. She stood there, still pressed between him and the wall, the entire length of his strong body against her. He was still wearing clothes which was rather disappointing. Caroline tried to slip one of her hands from his grasp to go for his shirt but he held her tightly.

"Ah ah ah love," he tsked, "this is about what I want to do to you."

His face was close to hers. His hands slid down her body slowly. He slid down too, keeping his face close to skin. She could fell his breath trailing down her torso. As he made his way down, his fingers made quick work of the rest of her bra and underwear. He then slowly worked his way back up making eye contact with her the entire time. It was wicked and erotic and Caroline burned for his mouth to be back on her again. He stopped again at eye level. She unconsciously squirmed, leaning toward him, trying to gain satisfaction. But he was holding her back, staying just out of reach.

"Having some control issues sweetheart?" Klaus teased. Her eyes had turned vampire black and the veins on her cheeks protruded. Klaus couldn't help but think she looked exquisite like this.

"Shall I get to work?" He quipped and with that Caroline succumbed completely to his touch.

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